The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-23
From Thursdays Daily.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
commencement Day Exercises II
Alumni ERannuaT


commencement Day Exercises The
Alumni Banquet.
AS usual large crowd thronged the
assembly room and Hobbies of the State
Normal building, in attendance on the
exercises and social which was on the
taps for last evening. The programme
of exercises was short one and very
interesting. 1t opened with an address
by the president of the Alumni, Mar
tina Spencer, which was brief and to the
point. This was followed by an ora
tion by G. R. Sorter, who made a good
appearance on the stage and spoke well.
a very pleasant essay was next read
by Louie Chamberlain and much ap-
preciated.
Miss Sue D. HOgglin then recited a
fine recitation which closed the exer-
cises.
The programme was interspread with
music which added greatly to the en-
joyment of those present. A social
good time followed and, until late
hour, the happy young people paraded
the rooms and corridors of the build
ing.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
This morning at $50 o'clock the
commencement xercisesof the gradual
ing class were held in the assembly
room of the Normal building which
was filed to its utmost capacity. Fol-
lowing are the names of the graduating
class:
Latin course-David Alva Eckert,
Hiawatha; William Samuel Picken,
Wyandotte.
English COURSE Edith Submit Miller,
EmpOria.
Elementary course-Edward Thomp-
son Barber, MOrantown; Harriet Fran
ces Bowman, Eldorado; Treadwell
Cooper Coffman, EmpOria; Mary Eva
line Coulter, Anthony; Alexander
David Crooks, Fredonia; Laura Ellen
Frazier, Kingman; Carrie Golf, EN-
Poria; Eddie Truman Hand, GrenOla;
JesSamine Keller Howell. Lawrence;
Minnie Bell Jones, Yates Center;
Alfredo Judd, Melvern; Eta Judd,
Melvern; Eleanor Rebecca Kirby,
Indu stry; Henry Ohio Cruise, Hal
stead; Emerson William Myler, Hum
boldt; John Clarence RhOads, Hum
bOldt; Laura Elizabeth Rose, Scam
knoxville; Louise Hanna Rose, Scam
knoxville; Mary Ella Rudisill, EmpOria;
Miriam Olivet Thornley,, Emporia.
AT $50 the graduating class entered
the room and took their places on the
rostrum, the march being accompanied
by music. President Taylor opened
the exercise with few remarks to the
audience. First on the programme
was the ''Bridal Chorus,' from the
Rose Maiden by the Normal choral
class under the direction of Prof. Moss.
This is an exceedingly pretty chorus
and was very well rendered by the
class, every word being distinct and
each tone being clear and full. This
was followed by the invocation by Rev.
r. l.. Lott.
Piano Trio-"Overture to the Mar
riage of Figaro" by Mosart, Misses
Jay, Drake and Prof. Moss was render
ed in manner worthy of the great COM
poser, and was loudly applauded.
The salutatory, by Alexander d.
Crooks of Fredonia, was brief and to
the point. He spoke of the progress
DJ GlIO NOlGldl Jl1O DcAoO
year, in the way of the appropriation
made by the state legislature, the pro-
curing of which is due to the president
and faculty, to the regents, to the Lyon
county representatives in the legisla-
ture, to the citizens of Emporia, and to
the pupils of the Normal. The speaker
then took the subject, 1.-The Struggle
of the Spirit" an Grafton. The angels
and fiends in Milton's immortal ''Para-
disc Lost" made heaven their field of
conflict. Now the field of conflict is on
earth, between religion and inidelity.
Struggle always strengthens religion,
and the struggle between religion and
science will be forever, and viii result
in the clearing away of errors and the
strengthening of true religion and true
SCIENCE The language of the speaker
was good and the speech was rendered
in clear full tone.
Oration-''The Avatars," by Miss
Laura E. Frazier of Kingman. The
mission of the Avatars is to anchor
ate the conditions of man. Every
county and every race have their tradi-
tions of guardian angels who tighten
their distress eradicate evils and
wrongs, even in business like and ayar-
atious America with her contending
elements have need of a guardian
angel The Grafton abounded in
beautiful passage and rare gems of
thought. The delivery was fine.
80, Hush Thee. My Baby, by the
ladies' chorus was exceedingly beauti-